All schools are required to have an RtI team and a RtI Implementation Team.
Implementation Team - This team discusses RtI implementation, including processes, etc. and helps problem-solve through obstacles. RtI Team - The RtI Team discusses individual students and problem-solves to determine student's needs and appropriate interventions.
Implementation Team
Required Participants: Administrator, RtI Team Facilitator, Coach, District Support Person Recommended Participants: Others on an as needed basis, who may have expertise in assisting with a particular area of strength or concern Required Meetings: At minimum the team needs to meet monthly. Depending on the progress with implementation, the team may need to meet more frequently.
Helps establishes clear processes and meeting procedures for the school.
Select a regular meeting time that is most convenient for team members and referring teachers. Be sure to allow enough time in these sessions to meet on a student.
Identify a suitable meeting place. At minimum, the site selected should offer privacy and sufficient space to comfortably seat the members of the team and referring teacher.
Work out procedures for communicating efficiently among all team members.
Assists with determining who will serve as case managers.
Creates an inventory of resources in the building that can be used to assist teachers and the RtI team.
Make a list of locations around the school that can be used as space for interventions
Write down the names of volunteers in the building who are willing to help with implementing and/or monitoring interventions, as well as their area(s) and level of expertise
Identifies teachers/specialists with areas of expertise (e.g. personnel with masters in reading or training in a particular program, such as Wilson, etc.)
Identifies strengths and obstacles for implementing the model.
Problem-solves through obstacles by:
Describing the issue
Clarifying the problem by identifying why it is occurring
Brainstorm options for working through the issue
Choose an option and identify how it will be implemented
Identify when and how the team will review the outcome
Establishes procedures for reviewing data and assists with viewing school data to identify strengths and areas of improvement, especially in regards to the core instruction.
Identifies RtI training needs and helps develop a professional development plan.
Develops effective mechanisms (such as PLC teams) for encouraging frequent and open communication and feedback on overall implementation efforts.
RtI Team
Required Participants: Administrator, Psychologist, Regular Education Teachers beyond the one presenting, School Counselor, the Referring Teacher Recommended Participants when possible, and should be present if the person has expertise in the area of concern: Reading Teacher, Special Education Teacher, ESL Teacher, Curriculum Coach, Related Service Personnel, School Social Worker, Student Assistant Program Facilitators
Team Roles
Administrator
Provides leadership for the team and helps identify the school resources that are available to assist.
Facilitator
Establishes and maintains a supportive atmosphere throughout the session
Encourages participation from members
Helps redirect the discussion if the group gets off task
Clarifies and summarizes information communicated during the meeting
Attempts to elicit an appropriate level of agreement amongst team members throughout the process and helps resolve any conflicts that arise
Recorder
Takes minutes for the meeting, including:
Who was present
Students discussed
Brief summary
Document Coordinator
Documents the required information for the forms. In order to capture all important information, the recorder may need to ask for clarification several times during the session. The recorder should include enough detail so that a person, not present at the meeting, would be able to clearly understand the nature and implementation of the intervention plan.
Case Managers
Periodically checks in with the interventionists, etc. to check for questions or concerns during the intervention period. Any problems are to be reported to the facilitator and/or administrator, who will identify appropriate steps to take.
Serves as a liaison that the teacher can go to for support.
RtI Case Manager Description
Who
Case Managers are individuals identified at the school. A case manager may be an administrator, guidance counselor, curriculum coach, teacher, etc. at the school. It is a principal’s decision on who will serve as a case manager.
Role
Monitors who is on what tier for assigned grade(s)/teachers
Reviews RtI paperwork for accuracy before going to RtI Team and assist teacher in correcting if anything is missing
Assists teacher in preparing for RtI team meeting
Provide general support to teachers on caseload
Other responsibilities as determined by principal
Possible Options
Option one: Levels of Case Managers
The school may have different case mangers, who have different responsibilities. For example:
· Lead Case manager – This case manager may be assigned to a range of grades, such as K-2 and will review the RtI paperwork for accuracy and is the contact person for questions.
· Grade Level/Department Case Manager – This case manager will serve as the general support person for the grade level and will keep the lead case manager informed of any difficulties (primarily the same thing as a department or grade level chair)
Option two: Grade Level Case Managers
Assigned someone to be a case manager for each grade level.
Option three: Grade Range Case Managers
Case managers are assigned a range of grades that s/he is responsible for, such as K-2, 3-5,6-8.
This is not a limited list of options. Each school may need to be a little different based on size and need of school.
Things to Consider
Reviewing the paperwork for accuracy is a big responsibility as well as helping the teacher prepare for the Team Meeting.
Implementation Team - This team discusses RtI implementation, including processes, etc. and helps problem-solve through obstacles.
RtI Team - The RtI Team discusses individual students and problem-solves to determine student's needs and appropriate interventions.
Implementation Team
Required Participants: Administrator, RtI Team Facilitator, Coach, District Support Person
Recommended Participants: Others on an as needed basis, who may have expertise in assisting with a particular area of strength or concern
Required Meetings: At minimum the team needs to meet monthly. Depending on the progress with implementation, the team may need to meet more frequently.
RtI Team
Required Participants: Administrator, Psychologist, Regular Education Teachers beyond the one presenting, School Counselor, the Referring Teacher
Recommended Participants when possible, and should be present if the person has expertise in the area of concern: Reading Teacher, Special Education Teacher, ESL Teacher, Curriculum Coach, Related Service Personnel, School Social Worker, Student Assistant Program Facilitators
Team Roles
Administrator
- Provides leadership for the team and helps identify the school resources that are available to assist.
Facilitator- Establishes and maintains a supportive atmosphere throughout the session
- Encourages participation from members
- Helps redirect the discussion if the group gets off task
- Clarifies and summarizes information communicated during the meeting
- Attempts to elicit an appropriate level of agreement amongst team members throughout the process and helps resolve any conflicts that arise
Recorder- Takes minutes for the meeting, including:
- Who was present
- Students discussed
- Brief summary
Document Coordinator- Documents the required information for the forms. In order to capture all important information, the recorder may need to ask for clarification several times during the session. The recorder should include enough detail so that a person, not present at the meeting, would be able to clearly understand the nature and implementation of the intervention plan.
Case ManagersRtI Case Manager Description
Options
The school may have different case mangers, who have different responsibilities. For example:
Option two: Grade Level Case Managers
Assigned someone to be a case manager for each grade level.
Option three: Grade Range Case Managers
Case managers are assigned a range of grades that s/he is responsible for, such as K-2, 3-5,6-8.
This is not a limited list of options. Each school may need to be a little different based on size and need of school.
Team Protocols